tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post4035619235356242227..comments2023-10-03T14:28:15.645-07:00Comments on Frugal Wife = Wealthy Life: Returns (Janssen)Carolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361293553525222340noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-58300665123034472932010-06-10T12:46:54.395-07:002010-06-10T12:46:54.395-07:00I bought a shirt at Old Navy about 3 months ago. A...I bought a shirt at Old Navy about 3 months ago. After washing it a few times I noticed a large hole in the seam. I would have just stitched it up myself, but the fabric had frayed and there was no way to fix it and still have it look good. I checked out their return policy and they accept defective merchandise ANY TIME. The next time I was near Old Navy (less than a mile from my house) I took the shirt in, she swiped my credit card and typed in the item number. She pulled up exactly how much I had paid for the shirt (it even had the 30% off coupon I used in the first place applied to the amount) and gave me the cash back!Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403073456355816551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-600159875519359742010-06-04T22:18:12.976-07:002010-06-04T22:18:12.976-07:00I guess I need to pay better attention at the chec...I guess I need to pay better attention at the checkout line. I am all about (politely) returning anything but I have been unwilling to drive back to the grocery store (we live on the 3rd floor..by the time I get through the store with the child and everything up the stairs, I'm not going back) for a few charges recently, but only because they were less than $1. If I just checked my receipt before getting in the car, I'd feel better on both accounts. Good idea, Kimberly F.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581699201036948204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-19038813546846339082010-06-03T07:34:06.407-07:002010-06-03T07:34:06.407-07:00Significant costs, yes, but small things, usually ...Significant costs, yes, but small things, usually no. My time is worth something, as is gas, car wear, etc. $6.69 would be ridiculous for me to try to get back because it'd take me far too long and a 60-mile drive. (30 miles each way to Walmart.)<br /><br />I think correcting things and returning things is smart, but you have to weigh ALL factors into the equation, not just, "Oh, I got my cash back."Nathan Prallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819861288853144844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-63810842071799146122010-06-03T04:24:34.250-07:002010-06-03T04:24:34.250-07:00Clothes, books, other items I will return if they ...Clothes, books, other items I will return if they turn out to not be what I had thought. Groceries, not so much. I did go back once when I was eating a tangerine and a friend pointed out some wiggling white things on the table. It turns out there were tiny tiny maggots in my tangerines. Not only did I not touch another tangerine for at least a year, I went back and complained. It didn't help much: they offered me a new net, which I was much too traumatized to take them up on.Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01755939813142593233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-1420536742781852202010-06-02T16:13:36.166-07:002010-06-02T16:13:36.166-07:00Ha, I'm glad I'm not alone...when I go gro...Ha, I'm glad I'm not alone...when I go grocery shopping, I write down the shelf price of every item I put in my basket and then compare it as it rings up or, if I'm distracted while that's occurring, with the printed receipt. And then I go and correct anything (right then and there, in the store) that doesn't match what I wrote down.Kimberly F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06221173912105500125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-11359152508851756002010-06-02T13:32:33.370-07:002010-06-02T13:32:33.370-07:00My favorite is when I took back those stale Triscu...My favorite is when I took back those stale Triscuits and offered to let the customer service girl try them and she's like, "I never try returned food."<br /><br />Makes sense!Barthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891001107688768478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-89038577545136288012010-06-02T11:00:20.261-07:002010-06-02T11:00:20.261-07:00For me, it depends on the item. I have yet to tak...For me, it depends on the item. I have yet to take a food item back (though some salad we got awhile ago DEFINITELY should have been returned), but I do watch the prices things ring up. Just Monday I had 3 items ring up incorrectly. The result was that I got a free watermelon and BBQ sauce, and saved over $7.00 in wrong charges.<br /><br />I felt pretty awesome. I also think that free watermelon tastes just a little sweeter. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011761213835905304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-63788703599657319472010-06-02T09:37:46.304-07:002010-06-02T09:37:46.304-07:00I don't mind taking things back, but what I re...I don't mind taking things back, but what I really love are price adjustments! I didn't know they existed until a few weeks ago. <br />While I was taking some dishes back to Macy's, I saw the blessing outfit I had bought for my son was on sale for less than half the price I had paid just a week prior. While the cashier was scanning the dishes, I explained my situation, and he said they would do a price adjustment if I had bought it in the past two weeks- I just had to bring him the receipt. So, instead of paying $25, I only paid $9! Cool, huh?<br /><br />P.S. I'm a new reader to the blog and I love it! Thanks for taking the time to provide some much needed financial suggestions and advice.Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-10352933867768614272010-06-02T08:16:15.547-07:002010-06-02T08:16:15.547-07:00Yeah I don't like to take things back. Or make...Yeah I don't like to take things back. Or make phone calls (although I do... I have make one today, in fact). Yesterday I was buying some baby Tylenol (ahem, pain reliever... since I didn't buy name brand) only to discover at home that "infant" is for 2-3 year olds. I guess I should have gotten "newborn" (although I didn't see it) for my 1 year old. Anyhow, my thoughts? Well, I'll need it eventually, might as well put it in the medicine cabinet to be used in a year... I'm guessing you would take it back. Walmart (where I bought it) is just on the way other side of town and I won't be going back for two weeks. Alas. Maybe I'll take it then.Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624558841231207858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-57551773698226961832010-06-02T08:02:58.552-07:002010-06-02T08:02:58.552-07:00You are your father's daughter.You are your father's daughter.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361293553525222340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-65837574770190087582010-06-02T07:58:30.617-07:002010-06-02T07:58:30.617-07:00I do take things back, unless it is going to cost ...I do take things back, unless it is going to cost more to take it back than to just keep it or give it away.<br /><br />Nothing makes me madder than getting home with rotten food. If it was purchased locally, it goes back immediately. Unfortunately, much of our shopping is done at least 85 miles away, so even as careful as I am at looking things over sometimes I get "bit". If I think about it, I will call the store and complain.Packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986387347283221427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-24013724455239623312010-06-02T07:48:18.996-07:002010-06-02T07:48:18.996-07:00Oh, no, I return stuff all the time, although I...Oh, no, I return stuff all the time, although I've never returned opened food - supposedly you can take something back to Trader Joe's customer service desk and just say "I didn't like this" and they'll refund you, but I haven't taken it quite that far yet.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187554679583487835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-47345402697492635572010-06-02T07:37:05.520-07:002010-06-02T07:37:05.520-07:00I'm all about taking it back. You wil no doubt...I'm all about taking it back. You wil no doubt be dismayed to hear that I had to fork out 60 bones on the copay for my son's antibiotics yesterday. SIXTY DOLLARS! Angry, angry. Apparently, there is no generic.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024985524026623873noreply@blogger.com